Infected file on GenesReunited

[downside]

I wish I had £1 for every time I heard someone say (or read) "I'm not using a virus checker, and I don't have any problems".   

How many people say they don't have an anti-virus checker?

I would be a poor man if there are any people that say they don't.

How many times do I read about people that have anti-virus programs and yet they get infected?  I wish I had a £1 every time I heard that.

and make their PC reboot. 

Probably a clue there then?

Thanks for the update Christine.

[Lady Paula]

I have Internet Explorer 8 and Norton 360 Anti virus. On both Saturday and Sunday this weekend my Norton has blocked a " Fake Antivirus Install Request " while i have been on GenesReunited. I don't think this can be a coincidence and am therefore going to stay away from the site for the time being.

[ambers]

This is the reply I have just received from GR regarding the problems we have been experiencing.~~~~~~~~-------------------

Thank you for taking the time to bring this matter to our attention.

It is not possible for the virus alert to have been originated from one of our website pages so the only possible source could be an advertisement on our website.

All advertisements displayed on (website name)  are scanned for viruses but we have asked our Advertising company to thoroughly investigate this matter.
 
I confirm that they have now removed any relevant adverts from our website while we examine them individually.

You have my assurance that there will be a thorough investigation and that, if a virus is definitely identified, we will be sure to take action to prevent any advert of that type being displayed on our websites again.

I apologise for any concern or inconvenience caused by this incident, we do appreciate your support for Genes Reunited and your understanding in this particular matter.

[alyson123]

Well Halleluiah!
Better late than never!

[ankerdine]

You are lucky to get a reply. I haven't but thank you for displaying your answer in full.
J

[Nick29]

Just as I suspected (and said several times).

Malware sitting on computers, triggered by benign website script.

[Nick29]

I wish I had £1 for every time I heard someone say (or read) "I'm not using a virus checker, and I don't have any problems".   

How many people say they don't have an anti-virus checker?

I would be a poor man if there are any people that say they don't.

How many times do I read about people that have anti-virus programs and yet they get infected?  I wish I had a £1 every time I heard that.

Some virus checkers are better than others (but most are better than none at all).   I wish I had £1 for every time I said that too ! 

[snowyw]

Ok then.
I ran my virus scan & Adaware scanner and it didn't find any malware., but you say it must be on my computer.
How do I find it and eradicate it?
Sue

[jc26red]

Run Malwarebytes  - anti-malware sofware in safe mode....

google it, its free to run a check and get rid of the nasties.

if you already have it, don't forget to do an update first.